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(Map 1 - 1936) The Austrian Anschluss In 1937 Hitler called for the unification of the German people (Hitler wants more land) First place: Austria Hitler announces the “union” of Austria and Germany Hitler’s Demands Hitler next demands the Sudetenland, an area of Czechoslovakia with a large Germanyspeaking population The Munich Agreement European leaders start worrying Representatives of Britain, France, Italy, and Germany agreed to meet in Munich to decide Czechoslovakia’s fate (the Munich Conference) Appeasement: agreed to Hitler’s demands Concessions in exchange for peace Why? Hitler has few demands – give him what he wants and we can avoid war British Prime Minister: Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain: Returning home, he promised “a peace with honor, a peace in our time” Churchill, very upset: “Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor. They chose dishonor. They will have war.” Primary Source Activity Document A & B (Pages 2-3 in Doc Book) Read each document and answer the corresponding questions on your notes. Appeasement Hypotheses – #1 – Write a paragraph answering Hypotheses #1 The Nazi-Soviet Pact Non-aggression pact: August 1939 Germany and Russia promised never to attack each other Another pact (secret) to divide Poland between them Map 2: 1938 The German Offensive Begins Did appeasement work? In March 1939, Hitler takes over the rest of Czechoslovakia Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Two days later Britain and France declared war. A. Blitzkrieg in Poland Blitzkrieg – lightning war Tanks, artillery, and soldiers, moving by truck instead of on foot, rapidly struck deep into enemy territory before the enemy could react. German troops took Poland in less than a month. This was used to also take Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. Map 3: Sept 1939 The Phony War For several months afterward, war was at a standstill along the Maginot Line along the French Border. Called the “phony war” because no one fought for several months. Suddenly, on April 9, 1940, Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway He next turned to Belgium and the Netherlands, which he overtook by the end of May Map 4: April 1940 Map 5: May 1940 Dunkirk Evacuation Take notes on the story... Troops landed in England from Dunkirk, Beach Harbor Total 27 May – 7,669 7,669 28 May 5,390 11,874 17,804 29 May 13,752 33,558 47,310 30 May 29,512 24,311 53,823 31 May 22,942 45,072 68,014 1 June 17,348 47,081 64,429 2 June 6,695 19,561 26,256 3 June 1,870 24,876 26,746 4 June 622 25,553 26,175 Totals 98,671 239,555 338,226 France and Britain fight on The Fall of France Germans came through Belgium to attack France British and French troops barely escape Italy joins on the side of Germany and invades France from the South France was quickly overtaken Map 6: June 1940 The Battle of Britain Hitler tried to use the Luftwaffe (Air Force) to destroy Britain’s ability to resist. 1,000 planes a day bombed Britain. RAF pilots flew as many as six and seven missions a day. “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” HOMEWORK Read Documents C, D & E and Complete the questions in your notes. Complete Hypotheses #2 using what you’ve learned from Docs C, D & E. Documents can be found on my website...OR you can take a Picture of them from the Doc Book on pages 4-5.